Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Pigeon Forge, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Pigeon Forge who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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